Germany And The Netherlands Joining Forces For F-124 / LCF Frigate Replacement

[Zarvan]

F124 frigate (left) and LCF (right). The replacement for both classes is set to be a unique Frigate class.

Germany and the Netherlands have signed an agreement yesterday to work jointly on a next generation frigate which will replace the German Navy Sachsen-class (F124) and the Royal Netherlands Navy De Zeven Provinciën-class (LCF) frigates.
Xavier Vavasseur 18 Dec 2020

Dutch State Secretary Barbara Visser and her German counterpart Benedikt Zimmer signed the agreement via visio conference.

“Both countries will collaborate in the field of research and development and acquisition, among other things. The countries are working on equal operational requirements”.


Dutch MoD

Barbara Visser added that “It is also the intention that the industries of our countries will benefit optimally from this.”

For the record, the ties between the Dutch and German naval defense industry are already strong, with Damen and Thales NL taking a key role for the F126/MKS180 frigate program. F126 is a future large (Length: approximately 155 meters at waterline, Displacement: maximum 9,000 tonnes) surface combatant of the German Navy (Deutsche Marine).

Meanwhile, Damen is also fully involved in the M-frigates (Karel Doorman-class) replacement program for both the Royal Netherlands Navy (Koninklijke Marine) and Belgian Navy (Marinecomponent/Composante marine).

About Sachsen-class / F124 frigates

German Navy’s Hamburg air defense frigate (Credit : Bundeswehr)

The German Navy has a total of three Sachsen-class F124 frigates. They are designed as multi-purpose vessels for escort, protection and maritime control. Its focus is on air defense: With its SMART-L radar, a single vessel class can, for example, monitor the airspace over the entire North Sea. The radar of the Sachsen-class is able to detect more than 1,000 targets at the same time.

Sachsen-class frigates are fitted with 32x Mk41 VLS for SM-2 and ESSM missiles and two RAM launchers. The can also deploy Harpoon anti-ship missiles and torpedoes.

General characteristics
143.0 m in length
17.4 m wide
6.0 m draft
5,800 t displacement
Crew complement: 230 sailors + 13 aircrew

About De Zeven Provinciën-class / LCF Frigates

The first-in-class frigate ‘Zr.Ms. De Zeven Provinciën’ back at sea off Den Helder naval base in early June 2020. Royal Netherlands Navy picture.

The Royal Netherlands Navy has 4 air defense and command frigates (LCF) of the De Zeven Provinciën-class. The ships can protect a complete fleet from enemy threats from the sea and from the air (aircraft and missiles). Specialized in anti-aircraft warfare (AAW) vessel, LCF vessels are fitted with 40x Mk41 Vertical Launch Systems which are used to house and launch Evolved Sea Sparrow (ESSM) and SM-2 Block IIIA missiles.

In addition, the ships are equipped to allow the deployable and operational command staff of the Royal Netherlands Navy, the Netherlands Maritime Force (NLMARFOR), to control large-scale (maritime) operations.

The first-in-class ship received her SMART-L Multi Mission radar upgrade from Thales in March 2019. All four ships of the class will be upgraded with the new radar (and other systems) as part of a modernization programme. This new radar is capable of BMD mission (surveillance and tracking of ballistic missiles) up to 2000 km while simultaneous maintaining the air defence capability. The Dutch Defence Material Organisation (DMO) announced in April 2020 that it has selected Italian company Leonardo to supply new 127mm naval gun systems.

LCF Specifications
displacement: 6,050 tons
length: 144 meters
width: 17 meters
draft: 7 meters
speed: 30 knots

Germany and the Netherlands Joining Forces for F-124 / LCF Frigate Replacement - Naval News

 

[KurtisBrian]

New ships made to attack and kill whom? The Chinese and Pakistanis? Or more Africans, French, British and Russians?

 

[White and Green with M/S]

New ships made to attack and kill whom? The Chinese and Pakistanis? Or more Africans, French, British and Russians?

Why all navies developing all new naval ships for the defense of their seas and for future conflicts, even Canadian Navy try to acquire New ships From UK (Global combat ship) or latest US ship which recently starts its developments

 

[KurtisBrian]

Why all navies developing all new naval ships for the defense of their seas and for future conflicts, even Canadian Navy try to acquire New ships From UK (Global combat ship) or latest US ship which recently starts its developments

hi,

Yeah probably to be used to kill Russians, Africans and the Chinese.

 

[White and Green with M/S]

hi,

Yeah probably to be used to kill Russians, Africans and the Chinese.

Brother tell me why every military trying to develop new military hardware, this is not true about west or USA but every country of the world trying to develop new military hardware (Ships Aircraft, army equipment), its not about Chinese/Russian or Africans but future emerging threat perspectives